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The Duck Variations
Short Play, Comedy / 2m
"The most acute ear for dialogue of any American writer since J.D. Salinger." - The Village Voice
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Cast Size
2m -
Duration
40 minutes -
Suggested Use
- Cutting Approved for Competition
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Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
This play dramatizes the old adage that people who talk the most with authority about something are the ones most likely to know the least about it. Two old men discuss the ways of ducks and life, making observations that are profoundly hilarious.
Published with Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Duration 40 minutes
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
Media
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £40 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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Authors
David Mamet
David Mamet’s plays include: China Doll, The Anarchist, Race, Keep Your Pantheon, School, November, Romance, Boston Marriage, Faustus, Oleanna, Glengarry Glen Ross (1984 Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle Award), American Buffalo, The Old Neighborhood, A Life in ...